Hi All,
Running a status dir command in bconsole essentially hangs the console.
I am running bacula-dir 2.0.1 on Centos 4.3 with a MySQL backend.
Having checked the MySQL database is approx 2.5G in size. Obviously
this is getting to be a little on the large size, so I have run dbcheck
and selected "Eliminate orphaned Job records". There are 3 to remove.
I believe this is working as the mysql daemon is now using 95% of my cpu
:-), however it has been running for a little while, so I was looking
for some examples of configuration tips for optimal usage of bacula boxes.
We are going to be configuring several machines to back up 100+ servers
on our network, to allow for us to split the network load etc. The data
will be held as 1 full backup taken every sunday and then six
incremental backups.
With this in mind I wanted to check the following settings in the dir
that we create for every client we are to backup:
Client {
Name = srv-IP_IP_IP_IP
Address = blahblahblah.ukfast.net
FDPort = 9102
Catalog = MyCatalog
Password = passwordhere
File Retention = 30 days (can this be changed to 7 days?)
Job Retention = 6 months (can this be changed to 7 days?)
AutoPrune = yes
}
Storage {
Name = file-IP_IP_IP_IP
Address = storage_device.ukfast
SDPort = 9103
Password = storagepasswordhere
Device = storage-IP_IP_IP_IP
Media Type = File
}
JobDefs {
Name = "IP_IP_IP_IP Job"
Type = Backup
Level = Incremental
Client = srv-IP_IP_IP_IP
FileSet = "Full Set"
Schedule = "WeeklyCycle"
Storage = file-IP_IP_IP_IP
Messages = Standard
Pool = pool-IP_IP_IP_IP
Priority = 10
}
Job {
Name = "IP_IP_IP_IP Job"
JobDefs = "IP_IP_IP_IP Job"
Write Bootstrap = "/home/bacula/bootstraps/srv-IP_IP_IP_IP.bsr"
}
Pool {
Name = pool-IP_IP_IP_IP
Pool Type = Backup
Recycle = yes
AutoPrune = yes
Recycle = yes
Maximum Volumes = 5
Maximum Volume Jobs = 7
Maximum Volume Bytes = 5g
VolumeRetention = 7d
Volume Use Duration = 0
LabelFormat = "srv-IP_IP_IP_IP-"
}
I have a couple of settings that I have queried in brackets - would
these affect the size of the MySQL database?
Also, should dbcheck be configured to run regularly (IE through cron say
once a day)?
Does anyone have any further tips - I'd like to get all this in place
before I have to roll out a bunch of these machines thanks :-)
--
Kind Regards,
Chris Sarginson
Technical Support
UKFast.Net Ltd
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